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<h2>Lawyers' Ratings of State Judges in the US Superior Court</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>


<p>Lawyers' ratings of state judges in the US Superior Court.
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<h3>Usage</h3>

<pre>USJudgeRatings</pre>


<h3>Format</h3>


<p>A data frame containing 43 observations on 12 numeric variables.
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    [,1] </td><td align="left"> CONT </td><td align="left"> Number of contacts of lawyer with judge.</td>
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    [,2] </td><td align="left"> INTG </td><td align="left"> Judicial integrity.</td>
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    [,3] </td><td align="left"> DMNR </td><td align="left"> Demeanor.</td>
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    [,4] </td><td align="left"> DILG </td><td align="left"> Diligence.</td>
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    [,5] </td><td align="left"> CFMG </td><td align="left"> Case flow managing.</td>
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    [,6] </td><td align="left"> DECI </td><td align="left"> Prompt decisions.</td>
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    [,7] </td><td align="left"> PREP </td><td align="left"> Preparation for trial.</td>
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    [,8] </td><td align="left"> FAMI </td><td align="left"> Familiarity with law.</td>
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    [,9] </td><td align="left"> ORAL </td><td align="left"> Sound oral rulings.</td>
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    [,10] </td><td align="left"> WRIT </td><td align="left"> Sound written rulings.</td>
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    [,11] </td><td align="left"> PHYS </td><td align="left"> Physical ability.</td>
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    [,12] </td><td align="left"> RTEN </td><td align="left"> Worthy of retention.
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<h3>Source</h3>


<p>New Haven Register, 14 January, 1977 (from John Hartigan).
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<h3>Examples</h3>

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require(graphics)
pairs(USJudgeRatings, main = "USJudgeRatings data")
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